About the role
Great Britain's electricity infrastructure is undergoing an ambitious, exciting and important transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, greener system, one that protects the planet and serves generations to come. The Overhead Lines and Substation teams within National Grid, are building vital infrastructure to reach Net Zero.
We are looking for a Team Administrator to join our team and help us perform. We need someone who can support the portfolio by providing administrative, organisational and communication skills and implementing and maintaining comprehensive, effective administrative systems.
You’ll manage the Programme Director’s diary and organise team wide events. Arranging management and team meetings, you’ll keep an up-to-date team action tracker.
You’ll also provide admin support for hotel and travel bookings, protective personal equipment orders, meeting room bookings and invites, and mobile phone orders. You’ll monitor the team budget and produce management reports as required.
You’ll ideally be based in the South West, as you’ll be required to work out of our site in Somerset for 2 days per week, with the opportunity to combine with home working in line with our hybrid working policy.
What you'll need
We’re looking for someone with excellent attention to detail, with the ability to work to deadlines, with experience of liaising with senior managers and stakeholders. A flexible approach and previous experience of diary management, event and travel coordination are key as is the ability to maintain absolute discretion and confidentiality. You’ll also be comfortable working with numbers and costs.
Effective communication, organisation and document management skills are essential, coupled with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation. In addition, you will have a good standard of education (GCSE Maths and English or equivalent) and be proficient in the suite of desktop packages, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint and Sharepoint.
What's in it for you?
You’ll receive a competitive salary between £31,900 - £37,600 – dependent on capability
1. Annual Performance Based Bonus
2. 26 days annual leave, plus eight statutory days
3. The option to buy additional or sell holiday days
4. Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
5. Access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
6. Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days)
7. Access to a numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.
More Information
The closing date for this vacancy is midnight on 5th October 2024. However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So if you are excited about this role but your experience or qualifications do not match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.
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At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.
Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.